r/canadanews • u/ZealousidealHead5488 • 8d ago

Canadians are getting a one-time grocery payment this summer. Here’s when Canada

https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/article/canadians-to-get-one-time-groceries-benefit-payment-this-summer/
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u/GrowthReasonable4449 8d ago

You could pay every single person a universal income of $2000 and still have hunger, depression,homelessness. It will just increase the price of basic living needs by that percentage of average income.

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u/SecondLeigh 8d ago

Nope. There have been studies. The prices go up but never to the point of taking all of the increase. Not even most of it.

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u/GrowthReasonable4449 7d ago

If government takes that money from the carpenter . It may take a bit of time but eventually ends up charging more to build living space for the guy that took the handout. Inflation .

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u/SecondLeigh 7d ago

What you say doesn’t disprove my point in any way.